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e M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL April 23, 1979 Adjourned meeting from April 18, 1979, of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller at 7:30 p.m., April 23, 1979, Council Chamber, with the following Councilors present: Jack Delay, Betty Smith, Eric Haws, Scott Lieuallen, Brian Obie, Gretchen Miller, and Emily Schue. Councilor D. W. Hamel was absent. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS e A. Paving Projects (Materials Distributed) 1. Fox Hollow Road, 43rd Avenue to Donald Street 2. 18th Avenue and Chambers Street, Intersection Widening 3. Bertelsen Road, 11th Avenue to 18th/20th Avenues Manager noted the three paving projects had been approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Committee and were in the T-2000 Plan. Fox Hollow is a proposed 28-foot widening from the present 20- to 22-foot roadway with sidewalks on one side, and enlarged gutters for bicycles. A share of the cost of this will be handled by the City, County, and the property owners, he said. 18th Avenue and Chambers intersection widening is a proposal to widen the approaches of that intersection, to provide for left-turn storage pockets, as well as bicycle lanes and to relocate sidewalks. This plan which totals $251,000 will be borne by the City and County. Bertelsen Road, 11th to 18th/20th avenues is a fast-growing area with traffic volume of 3,700, with a future forecast of 11,000. It will be a46 -foot roadway with sidewalks on each side. City, County, and property owners will share the cost. Public hearing was opened. Those speaking in favor of the Fox Hollow project were: Ruth Graves, 275 West 31st Avenue, a member of the Student Safety Task Force of the 4-J Schools, said in their study of safety of children going to and from school, Fox Hollow was identified as a hazard. Between 40 and 60 children walk on Fox Hollow Road a day. She urged Council to consider the recommendation for improvement. - 4/23/79--1 230